On the NPR TED Radio Hour, Sunday 5th October, Newstalk FM:

'Making Mistakes':

We try so hard to be perfect, to never make mistakes and to avoid failure at all costs. But mistakes happen, and when they do, how do we deal with being wrong? In this episode, TED speakers look at those difficult moments in our lives, and consider why sometimes we need to make mistakes and face them head-on.

Every doctor makes mistakes. But physician Brian Goldman says medicine's culture of denial keeps doctors from talking about and learning from those mistakes. Goldman calls on doctors to start talking about being wrong.

Shame is an unspoken epidemic, and the secret behind many forms of broken behavior. Brené Brown, who studies vulnerability and shame, discusses what can happen when people confront their shame head-on.

What is a mistake? By going through examples with his improvisational Jazz quartet, Stefon Harris gets to a profound truth: many actions are seen as mistakes only because we don't react to them appropriately.

Most people instinctively avoid conflict, but Margaret Heffernan says good disagreement is central to progress. She argues the best partners aren’t echo chambers, and that great teams, relationships and businesses allow people to deeply disagree.

NPR TED Radio Hour on Newstalk 106-108 FM, Sunday's from 6pm. 

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